diff --git a/src/VCBackend.cpp b/src/VCBackend.cpp
index 594bc68764..fdac790320 100644
--- a/src/VCBackend.cpp
+++ b/src/VCBackend.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ int VCS::doVCCommandCall(string const & cmd, FileName const & path)
 	LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, "doVCCommandCall: " << cmd);
 	Systemcall one;
 	support::PathChanger p(path);
-	return one.startscript(Systemcall::Wait, cmd);
+	return one.startscript(Systemcall::Wait, cmd, false);
 }